BBC5 年
What is FGM, where does it happen and why?
It's estimated that 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone some form of FGM, according to the United Nations (UN). Although primarily concentrated in 30 countries in Africa and the ...
BBC5 年
FGM: Mother guilty of genital mutilation of daughter
The defendants, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, denied FGM and an alternative charge of failing to protect a girl from risk of genital mutilation. Mrs Justice Whipple warned of a ...
Al Jazeera English19 天
‘Something has been taken away’: Pakistan’s well-kept FGM secret
Two decades later, the 27-year-old survivor of female genital mutilation (FGM) still bears the scars from that day. “I feel like something is missing inside me. It’s as if something has been ...
Forbes1 年
United Nations: Men And Boys To Play Active Role To End FGM
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Dr Ewelina U Ochab is a Forbes contributor, lawyer, and author. February 6 marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital ...
World Bank1 年
Compendium of International and National Legal Frameworks on Female Genital Mutilation
In 2012 and in 2018, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolutions urging the international community to intensify global efforts to eliminate female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) ...